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    Chris, how is this restoration progressing?

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    Very slow unfortunately Steve apart from sourcing the occasional part. Been putting a bit of effort in the last few months into reshelling my Mk2 that I rolled at a hillclimb when I completely ran out of talent. I know I have to get onto the Mk1 and it's never far from my mind!
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    Thanks for the update Chris, yeah I understand, life can get in the way sometimes! Have you managed to source any new photos?

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    Yep a couple from Warwick Clayton thanks.
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    Chris, I just posted this on the Graeme Bennett Collection thread, thought you might enjoy it.

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    Awesome thanks Steve. Interesting it appears yellow here when I thought it was orange. It may be the photo or it may be another colour scheme.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chris Kitzen View Post
    Awesome thanks Steve. Interesting it appears yellow here when I thought it was orange. It may be the photo or it may be another colour scheme.
    Hi Chris, from memory... and it was along time ago, it was yellow when I stripped the shell

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    I expect you are right Les now I've seen this photo. It's probably the best quality colour one I've seen from its time in NZ. Amature photos from this era all seem to brown up somewhat as per the AWA photo on my first post on this thread. Really pleased Steve posted it.
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  9. #49
    Hi Les what was the Escort that I built the 1600 BDA for and ended up in Will ORE hands Jamie A

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    Quote Originally Posted by jamie View Post
    Hi Les what was the Escort that I built the 1600 BDA for and ended up in Will ORE hands Jamie A
    Not sure on that one Jamie, I might have already been OS when you did that one

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    AWA Escort Photos

    Quote Originally Posted by Chris Kitzen View Post
    Awesome thanks Steve. Interesting it appears yellow here when I thought it was orange. It may be the photo or it may be another colour scheme.
    Any idea what year the car raced in AWA guise - I should be able to find something, but the car doesn't ring a bell for some reason.
    Ross Cammick

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    It was white and yellow, remember it from back then.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BMCBOY View Post
    Any idea what year the car raced in AWA guise - I should be able to find something, but the car doesn't ring a bell for some reason.
    Ross Cammick
    1975-77 in the Shell Sport 4.2 class.

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    Chris,I thought It was coming to Whangarei to sit with the woolmark Escort after our few beers on Saturday night??????
    Hope the van went ok.

    Pete

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    Any progress on the resto of this car? Just curious.
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    AWA Escort

    Today while searching for something completely different, I came across these photos of the AWA Escort that Chris Kitzen was after information about.

    The negatives are dated Pukekohe Grand Prix meeting 1976, Pukekohe 27-3-77 and Baypark 10-4-77.

    Hope they are of some use to fill in some history.

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    Wow! Awesome pics Ross.

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    Yes definitely awesome. Thanks for posting them Ross. I've sent you a PM
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    PM returned with my email address Chris

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    Quote Originally Posted by driftwood View Post
    I am perturbed by references to "sister" car to XOO347F
    that is Alan Mann escort and not a ford built car they were special and had outriggers welded into the roof
    I was at Gomm metals before Frank died and he mentioned they built the Mann escort shells so I asked hm about the roof outriggers.
    He was surprised i knew about them and he said they where how first job when he started wring for his father as an apprentice and they where a "bee atch" to install. he said he must have done 3 or 4 shells and they often wrinkled with the heat and he couldn't give them to Mann team to use like that
    As this thread just came back to top I was looking through the posts and intrigued by one.

    Please excuse my ignorance but what are "roof outriggers" and how assist performance?

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